Dress form and hanger



March 30, 1943. KAHN DRESS FORMIANDHANGER Filed May 15, 1941 INVENTOR. BY +1 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 30, 1943 OFFICE DRESS FGRM AND HANGER Lawrence Kahn, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application May 15, 1941, Serial No. 393,539

3 Claims.-

This invention relates to a combined dress form and hanger. I

Theprimary object of the invention is to provide a combined dress form and hanger for use by the manufacturers of ladies and. childrens dresses which will eliminate the tedious labor of pinning folded parts of a dress in a manner to preserve the freshness of the garment during packing and shipping, and which facilitates the hanging of the garment for display by the proprietor of a retail dress shop or department store.

Another feature of the invention resides in a combined dress form and. hanger on which sleeves and skirt portions of the dress may be held draped in a neat natural fashion and the same hung to enable a prospective buyer to readily appreciate the style design of the garment. 7

A further feature of the invention is the provision of a combined dress form and hanger including a cardboard body on which the dress is draped and hung, there being a metal hanger hook detachably associated with the cardboard body which may be separated therefrom during shipment of the dress for weight and. space saving purposes, the shop or storekeeper being kept supplied with the metal hooks to apply to the form and hanger body as the dresses are unpacked from their shipping container;

A further feature of the invention is the provision of an inexpensive dress form and hanger which may be given to the purchaser of a dress by the store to preserve the same, and which form and hanger may also be used by laundries and dress cleaning establishments for use when returning a laundered or dry cleaned dress to a customer.

Other novel features and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the following specification is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the combined dress form and hanger with a dress supported thereon.

Figure 2 is an elevational view looking at the rear of Figure l, with parts broken away in section.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the flattened cardboard blank from which the form and hanger body is constructed.

Figure 5 is a detail hanger hook element.

perspective view of the than the shank portion andhas its side edges curved to resemble the natural shapely lines of a feminine waist.- Integral with the top of the shank portion [2 and connected thereto along a transverse hinge score I4 is 'an arcuate hanger i5 which isfolded forwardly on the hinge score to provide a dress hanger on which the shoulders of a dress may be supported. The free edges of the hanger l5 midway between its ends is provided with'a notch l6 which is in alinement with an-opening ll disposed at the hinge score l4.

Integral with thebody portion II and connected to opposite sides'thereof by neck portions l3l8 are sleeve form members l9--l9 having curved top edges 20. The sleeve form members extend outwardly from opposite sides of the body and the top portions of the same lap the ends of the hanger 15 when the hanger is folded down on the hinge score l4. 1 1

For. supporting the dress form and hanger upon a-rod; hook, or other support, I provide a metal supporting hook member 2| which comprises a shank 22 having a lower upturned hook 23. The hook 223 has a resilient inwardly extending bill 24 terminating in an angular outwardly extending terminal portion 25. The bend between the bill 24 and the terminal portion 25 constitutes a clamping jaw 26 which is normally disposed in relatively close proximity to the adjacent portion of the shank 22. The upper end of the shank 22 is bent into a supporting hook 21. After the hanger portion I5 is folded down on the hinge score 14 the lower hook 23 of the hook member is inserted through the opening I? and the said hook is engaged with the notch 16, the jaw 26 being forced outwardly due to the thickness of the hanger material whereby the jaw and adjacent portion of the shank 22 coact to grip the material and prevent accidental separation of the hook member 2| from the body of the dress form and hanger. The supporting hook 21 extends above the folded edge of the hanger and by which the article may be carried and supported upon a rod, hook, or other support in a hung position.

In practice, the folded down hanger I5 is inserted through the neck opening of a dress D as shown in Figures 1 and 2 to position the ends of the same within the shoulders 8-5 of the dress. The shank portion l2, waist portion 13 and sleeve form members l9-I9 are disposed at the rear of the dress as best seen in Figure 2 and the short sleeves 3-3 are folded rearwardly and respectively fitted over the sleeve form members |9i9. The shank portion now lies flat against the back of the upper waist portion of the dress while the lower waist form portion I3 is disposed adjacent the belt-line portion thereof. The belt line portion and skirt C of the dress is folded rearwardly of the formportion I3 and the curved side edges thereof impart a shapely waist line to the dress, the rearwardly folded portions of the dress being secured to-' gether by a single pin P. When the dress supported by the form and hanger ID is viewed from the front as illustrated in Figure 1, only a portion of the hanger I5 is visible and the dress hanger in a neat shapely form to enable a per son to readily visualize the style design of the garment.

In thepacking of dresses in boxes for shipment, a manufacturer may fold the lower skirt portion of the dress which extends below the form portion 13, upon the upper waist portion. Also, to lighten the load of the shipment of dresses, the manufacturer may separate the supporting hook member 2| from the form and hanger, and the store or shop receiving the shipment may be constantly supplied with hook members 2| for attachment to the dress form and hanger as the dresses are unpacked, whereupon they, may be hung on display racks for sale.

While I have mentioned that the combined dress formand hanger is primarily intended for use by dress manufacturers, I wish it to be understood that it may also be used by launderies and dry cleaners in returningv laundered and cleaned dresses to a customer.

Having thus described the invention, what I clainras new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of'the United States, is:

1. A dress hanger form for use in the shipment and display of dresses comprising a single blank or cardboard which is cut to provide a lower waist portion, a narrow connecting portion integral with and extending upwardly and centrally from the top of the waist portion, an arcuate hanger portion integral with the top of the connecting portion and connected thereto along a hinge score, said hanger portion being folded downwardly on said hinge score to lap the upper end of the connecting portion and lie substantially parallel to the same, a pair of sleeve form members integral with the waist portion and extending outwardly and upwardly from opposite side edges thereof, said sleeve form members being disposed in spaced relation to the respective side edges of the connecting portion and having their top portions respectively lapping the ends of the hanger portion, and a supporting hook connected to the hanger portion midway between its ends to facilitate the hanging of the dress hanger form upon a support.

2. In a garment hanger, a single blank of cardboard cut to provide a body portion, a relatively narrow arcuate hanger portion integral with the top of the body portion centrally thereof and connected thereto along a hinge score, said hanger portion being folded downwardly to lap the top of said body portion and liesubstantially parallel thereto, the fold between the hangerportion and body portion having a central aperture therein, and a separable metal suspension member comprising an elongated shank, a hook at the top of said shank, and an upturned resilient hook; clamp at the lower end of said shank, said shank freely extending through the aperture and being disposed between the hanger portion and the body portion with the hook clamp engaging the free lower edge of the hanger portion and with the hook rising above the top edge of the hanger portion.

3. A dress hangerform for use in the shipment and display of dresses comprising a single blank of cardboard which is cut to provide av lower waist portion, a reduced connecting portion integral with and extending upwardly and centrally from the ,top of the waist portion, an arcuate hanger portion integral with the top of the connecting portion, a pair of sleeve form members integral with the waist portion and respectively extending upwardly from opposite side edges thereof in spaced relation to the connecting portion, and a supporting hook connected to the hanger portion centrally betweenits ends to facilitatethe hanging of the dress hanger form upon a support LAWRENCE KAHN. 

